PRINCE FREDERICK, MD – This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after meeting with members of the Calvert County Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues important to the business community in Southern Maryland:

GLENN DALE, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted a town hall meeting tonight with approximately 150 Fifth District constituents at Reid Temple AME Church in Glenn Dale, Maryland. Following Rep. Hoyer’s opening remarks, constituents were invited to ask questions, which spanned a number of topics ranging from the budget and health care to the environment and national security. Jennifer Jones, Chair of the Prince George’s County Women’s Commission, served as the moderator.

GREENBELT, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center today to receive an update on the production of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The telescope will be launched into high-earth orbit in October 2018.

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Maryland Democratic Party Executive Committee elected Kathleen Matthews last night to serve as interim chair.

"I join in congratulating my friend Kathleen Matthews on her election to serve as interim chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. Kathleen's diverse experience both in the public and private sector, as well as her experience working in communities across Maryland, will make her an effective voice to push back against the extreme agenda of the Trump Administration.

WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with Planned Parenthood of Maryland to discuss the importance of protecting access to health care services for women and men across the state of Maryland.

LEXINGTON PARK, MD – On the National Day of Action to protect the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with members of Together We Will – Southern Maryland, a civic engagement organization, to discuss the impact of Republican efforts to repeal the ACA without having a real plan to replace it.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement congratulating Jazz Lewis on his nomination to the Maryland House of Delegates. Lewis was nominated by the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee this week to fill the seat vacated by Michael L. Vaughn. Lewis has been with Congressman Hoyer's campaign for three years, and has served as Executive Director of Hoyer for Congress since 2015.